Can-truck.



G. L. STANLEY.

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Patented Apr. 18,1911.

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. Geoya 354733 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE L. STANLEY, or D01\TGAN.HILLS, new YORK, AssIeNoR oi" ONE-THIRD"r0 WILLIAM J. SMITH, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

CAN-TRUCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 19 11.

Application filed October 29, 1910. Serial No. 589,775.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon L. STANLEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Dongan Hills, in the county of Richmond, StatenIsland, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Iu1-provements in Can-Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to trucks or carts for carrying cans, and it hasfor its object to provide a device of simple and durable constructionwhich may be readily mamb fact-ured at a moderate expense and whichshall be thoroughly efficient for the purpose indicated.

lVith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a can carrying truckconstructed in accordance with the invention, a can being shown inposition upon the truck. Fig. 2 is a top plan view with the can removed.Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one of the axle members dotached.

Corresponding partsin the several figures are denoted by like charactersof reference.

In the construction of the improved can truck I provide two axle memberseach consisting of an inverted Y-shaped casting A having an upwardlyextending threaded socket 1 and downwardly extending threaded sockets 2,3. Each of these axle members is provided with a transverse threadedbore 4 for the reception of one end of a spindle 5 carrying a wheel 6,said spindle being provided with a threaded extension engaging the boreor socket 41-.

7 is a yoke or arch member, constituting a handle, and formed of alength of pipe the ends of which are threaded into theupwardlyexteiuling sockets 1 of the axle members. A supporting yoke 8 isprovided with terminal sleeves 9 engaging the arms of the yoke or arch 7directly above the sockets 1 of the axle members A. Additional sleevesor collars 10 are provided, the same having set screws 11 whereby theymay be securely mounted in position upon the arms of the yoke or arch 7.Said collars are also equipped with hook members 12 adapted to engagethe handles 13 on either side of a suitably constructed can 14: which isadapted to be carried by the truck.

Threaded into the forward and rear downwardly extending sockets 2 and 3of the axle members A are the base members 15, 16 consisting of pipeswhich are suitably bent to form inwardly extending arms 15 and 16 attheir lower ends. The arms 15' and 16' are provided with right and leftthreads to be engaged by the coupling members 17. Suitably bolted orclamped upon the arms 15, 16 of the base members is a platform 18 havingupstanding flanges 19 at the edge thereof to confine the bottom of thecan 1 1. The platform is also provided with a suitably mounted casterwheel 20 adapted to support the front of said platform to maintain thecan in an upright position when the truck is at rest.

It will be readily understood that in assembling the improved truck, theaxle members A are threaded upon the terminal ends of the arms of theyoke or arch member 7, the collars 10 and the sleeves 9 of the yoke 8having been previously placed in position. After the axle members A havebeen threaded upon the arch 7, the set screws 11 of the collars 10 maybe tightened, thus retaining in position said collars, as well as theyoke 8, the sleeves 9 of which will lie between the collars 10 and theupper extremities of the sockets 1 of the axle members. The base members15, 16 may now be threaded into the sockets 2, 3 of the axle members,and afterward connected by the unions or couplings 17, subsequent towhich the base platform 18 is bolted or clamped in position. The can 14when mounted upon the base platform will be supported in an uprightposition by the caster wheel 20 engaging the ground, and said can mayvery readily and conveniently be transported, as will be readilyunderstood.

The improved truck is simple in construction and easily manufactured andassembled. It may be readily knocked down for shipment or storage, andit will be found thoroughly eflieient for the purposes for which it isprovided.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A truck of the character described including axle members havingupwardly and downwardly extending sockets, spindles detaehably connectedwith the axle mem bers, an arch having threaded engagement with theupwardly extending sockets, a can supporting yoke having sleevesengaging the arms of the arch, base members having threaded engagementwith the downwardly extending sockets of the axle members, said basemembers having inturned right and left threaded lower ends, andcouplings connecting the same.

2. In a truck of the character described, axle members having upwardlyand downwardly extending sockets, an arch having threaded engagementwith the upwardly extending sockets, a yoke having sleeves engaging thelegs of the arch, collars mounted upon the legs of the arch and havingterminal hooks, and platform supporting base members having threadedengagement with the downwardly extending sockets of the axle members. 7

3. In a truck of the character described, axle members having upwardlyand downwardly extending sockets, an arch having threaded engagementwith the upwardly ex tending sockets, a can supporting yoke havingsleeves engaging the legs of the arch, collars secured upon said legsabove the sleeves and having hook members extending therefrom, basemembers, having threaded engagement with the downwardly extendingsockets of the axle members, a platform detachably supported upon thebase members and having a caster wheel, and wheel carrying spindlesdetaehably connected with the axle members.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE L. STANLEY. Witnesses CHARLES L. MeGLADn, JACK VIGNITO.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. l r

